Cairndow
| Cairndow Gaelic: An Càrn Dubh | |
| Argyllshire | |
|---|---|
 Ardkinglas Gardens, near Cairndow. | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NN181108 |
| Location: | 56°15’17"N, 4°56’16"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Dunoon, Argyll |
| Postcode: | PA27 |
| Dialling code: | 01499 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Argyll and Bute |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Argyll and Bute |
Cairndow is a coastal hamlet, on the Cowal peninsula of Argyllshire. The town stands between the A83 road and the head of Loch Fyne.
After originating as an oyster farm in the loch, Loch Fyne Oysters opened its Loch Fyne Oyster Bar in 1988 at Clachan, across the head of the loch from Cairndow. The company has expanded into a restaurant chain, and the Oyster Bar continues to be a tourist attraction at Clachan, Cairndow.[1]
Cairndow's school closed in 1988 after the roll fell to just 3 pupils. Now children in the area are sent to the primary school in Strachur and the secondary school in Dunoon.
Kilmorich Church at Cairndow was built in 1818 and is a category A listed building.[2]
Ardkinglas House
Ardkinglas House stands to the south of the village. Dating back to the 1300s, the Ardkinglas estate extends over more than 12,000 acres of rolling hills and landscaped parkland. The present Ardkinglas House was built by architect Sir Robert Lorimer, completed in eighteen months in 1907, and is considered to be his masterpiece. It replaces an earlier house where, in the 1820s, feminist Caroline Sheridan Norton was raised.
The house remains unaltered and is a popular location for television period dramas and film productions, as well as weddings. Today, it is open to the public, however, not on a regular basis, private tours of the house can be booked at any time of the year and public tours are available on Fridays from April to October. The house's original "Butlers Quarters" can be rented all the year round.
The Woodland Gardens, dating back to the 18th century, are open all the year round with stunning views of the exterior of the Ardkinglas estate, with its scenic backdrop on Loch Fyne.[3]
Pictures
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A view across Loch Fyne near Cairndow -
The kirk at Cairndow -
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Loch Fyne, Cairndow, (May 2001) - panoramio
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References
- ↑ "Loch Fyne Oysters and Restaurants - History". Loch Fyne Oysters. Archived from the original on 2008-05-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20080516045930/http://www.lochfyne.com/About-Us/History.aspx. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
- ↑ Kilmorich Kirk, Cairndow (Category A) - Listing detail (Historic Environment Scotland)
- ↑ "Historic Mansion House and Woodland Gardens Argyll, West Coast of Scotland | Ardkinglas Estate". Ardkinglas.com. http://www.ardkinglas.com/the-house/ardkinglas-house.html. Retrieved 2016-12-14.